Van Alstyne saw some tournament action on Thursday. They fell just short of the Mexia Black Cats by a score of 55-52. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 897th, while the Black Cats are ranked 168th).
This is the second loss in a row for Van Alstyne and nudges their season record down to 1-7. As for Mexia, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Van Alstyne didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 78-60 defeat against Liberty Christian on the 5th. As for Mexia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 54-47 loss against Alamo Heights on the 5th.
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